Merck’s experimental pill lowered bad cholesterol as much as shots
Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach…
Amgen’s Repatha cholesterol shot slashed heart attack risk by 36%
Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach…
The minimum cardio to do each week for a healthy heart
Strength training is gaining focus right now – but this is why cardio still deserves a place in…
Plenty of People Have ‘Normal’ BMI but Hidden Obesity, Study Finds
Your number on the bathroom scale could be misleading. New research finds that a substantial portion of people…
What Britain’s post-war sugar rationing teaches us about long-term heart health
A rare “natural experiment” from 1950s UK sugar rationing reveals that lower sugar exposure in the first 1,000…
Semaglutide Helps Your Heart Even If the Scale Doesn’t Budge, Study Shows
The benefits of semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, aren’t just limited to treating…
The Apple Watch blood pressure feature lives in a gray area
Welcome to The Workup, a First Opinion column from Vishal Khetpal. As a physician in the age of wearables,…
Massive Global Study Finds 99% of Heart Attacks and Strokes Are Tied to Just 4 Risk Factors
Credit: ZME Science/Midjourney. AI-generated illustration. A new global study demolishes the myth of the “out-of-nowhere” heart attack. According…
Largest study of African American brain tissue reveals key Alzheimer gene activity
The prevalence of Alzheimer disease (AD) is approximately two times higher in African Americans (AA) compared to White/European-ancestry…
Drinking less water daily spikes your stress hormone
Researchers discovered that people who don’t drink enough water react with sharper cortisol spikes during stressful events, explaining…
Apple Watch hypertension app: Experts see benefit despite limitations
Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics.…
Psychological distress common after a heart attack, may lead to future heart conditions
Statement Highlights:
An estimated 33-50% of heart attack survivors may experience some form of psychological distress, including…